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Reynolds Makes Several Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions on Friday, including several appointments to the State Board of Health.

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August 2, 2021
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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions on Friday, including several appointments to the State Board of Health who recently canceled a meeting that prevented the board from having a quota in order to meet in July.  

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The following appointments are subject to Senate confirmation: 

Board of Barbering: 

  • Rebecca Brockmann, O’Brien 

Board of Dietetics:

  • Janet Rydberg, Polk 

Board of Medicine:

  • Chad Stadsvold, Woodbury
  • Patricia Fasbender, Polk 

Board of Nursing Home Administrators:

  • Cindy Dozark, Crawford
  • Theresa Nielsen, Clinton 

Board of Pharmacy: 

  • James Mennen, Johnson 

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board:

  • Brett Brecke, Linn 

 Children’s Behavioral Health System State Board 

  • Scott Hobart, Scott 
  • Melanie Cleveringa, Sioux 
  • Carol Meade, Benton
  • Darci Alt, Dallas 

Commission Veterans Affairs:

  • George Mosby, Polk 

Deaf Services Commission:

  • Brian Gongol, Polk 

Electrical Examining Board: 

  • Sara Fasching, Wapello
  • Luke Maloney, Linn  

Elevator Safety Board:

  • Candace Biddle, Polk
  • Kelly Still, Polk 

Healthy and Well Kids In Iowa Board (HAWK-I):

  • Mary Scieszinski, Dallas
  • Mike Stopulos, Scott 

Health Facilities Council 

  • Kelly Blackford, Linn 

Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board:

  • John Maynes, Warren 

Mental Health and Disability Services Commission 

  • Don Kass, Plymouth  
  • Jeff Sorenson, Muscatine 
  • June Klein-Bacon, Black Hawk 
  • Richard Whitaker, Scott 
  • Russell Wood, Story
  • Sarah Berndt, Henry  

Natural Resource Commission: 

  • Tammi Kircher, Lee 

Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board:

  • Toni Knight, Polk
  • Curt Baker, Warren
     

State Board of Education 

  • Rod Bradley, Crawford 

 The following appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation:  

Advisory Council on Brain Injuries: 

  • Ashley Smith, Iowa 
  • Rachel Anderson, Boone 
  • Carmine Boal, Polk 
  • David Russell, Polk
  • Mary Underwood, Dallas
  • Danielle Brazant, Linn
  • Andrea Gomez, Page 

Capitol Planning Commission: 

  • Carol Grant, Polk 
  • Malcolm Hankins, Polk 
  • Tracee Knapp, Iowa 

 College Student Aid Commission: 

  • Timothy Fitzgibbon, Polk 
  • Terry Murrell, Woodbury

Commission of Libraries: 

  • Brandon Denner, Dallas 
  • Zachary Stier, Boone 

Council on Agricultural Education: 

  • Catherine Miller-Sands, Louisa 
  • Kim Gibson, Warren 

Council on Human Services:

  • Sam Wallace, Polk
  • Skyler Mayberry-Mayes, Polk
  • Kay Fisk, Linn
  • Monika Jindal, Johnson 

Criminal Justice Information Systems Advisory Committee: 

  • Maxx Godsey, Polk 
  • Sarah Fineran, Polk 
  • Jessica Reynolds, Story 

Dependent Adult Advisory Council:

  • Cindy Hopkins, Wapello 
  • Penny Cutler, Marshall  

Fire Service and Emergency Response Council: \

  • Scott Kovarna, Plymouth 
  • Brian Platz, Johnson 
  • Pamela Kenkel, Dallas 

Historical Records Advisory Board:

  • Wesley Enos, Polk
  • Hope Bibens, Polk 

iJAG: 

  • Mary Thompson, Polk 

Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation:

  • Chris Diebel, Polk 

Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council:

  • Kristin Aller, Linn
  • Julie Bergeson, Polk
  • Tiffany Poage, Dallas
  • Roxanne Cogil, Guthrie
  • Brittany Funston, Emmett
  • Amber Gale, Benton 

Iowa Council on Homelessness:  

  • Benjamin Brustkern, Black Hawk
  • Latifah Faisal, Story
  • Trevor Fannon, Dubuque
  • Mariliegh Fisher, Black Hawk
  • Alex Freeman, Polk
  • David Hagen, Linn
  • Michael Hardy, Lee
  • Mary Ingham, Cerro Gordo
  • Ron Lund, Scott
  • William David Lyons, Clay
  • Kara Nutt, Sioux
  • Edgardo Ortiz-Hernandez, Polk
  • Ashley Schwalm, Scott
  • Brandy Wallar, Pottawattamie
  • Timothy Wilson, Warren 
  • Christina Canganelli, Johnson 

Iowa Energy Center Board: 

  • Craig Just, Johnson 
  • Troy DeJoode, Polk 
  • Debi Durham, Woodbury 
  • Terry Kouba, Dubuque 
  • Timothy Whipple, Polk 

Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board: 

  • Michele Bischof, Polk 

Juvenile Justice Advisory Council: 

  • Dan Larson, Polk 
  • Dave McDaniel, Hardin 
  • Patrick Garcia, Pottawattamie 
  • Soomin Koh, Johnson 
  • Morgan Fritz, Winnebago 

Medical Assistance Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee:

  • Jason Kessler, Warren
  • Mylo Wells, Davis
  • Rachel Reinsvold, Polk
  • Abby Cate, Polk
  • Tric White, Polk

Mid-America Port Commission:

  • Mike Norris, Des Moines 

Midwestern Higher Education Compact: 

  • Olivia Madison, Story 
  • Timothy Fitzgibbon, Polk 

 Mississippi River Parkway Commission: 

  • Paul Carroll, Muscatine 
  • Lesley Webster, Clinton 
  • Ann Geiger, Scott 
  • James Janett, Allamakee 

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee:

  • Chris Larson, Cass 

Nonpublic School Advisory Committee: 

  • Donna Bishop, Polk 

Preserves Advisory Board: 

  • Amy Crouch, Plymouth 
  • Rick Cerwick, Polk 

Prison Industries Advisory Board:

  • Jennie Doke-Kerns, Polk 

 State Board of Health:

  • Fred Schuster, Polk
  • Nick Ryan, Polk
  • Lisa Czyzewicz, Iowa
  • Donald McFarlaned, Johnson 
  • Andrew Allen, Story
  • Sandra McGrath, Wright
  • Chelcee Schleuger, Hancock 

State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees:

  • Dawn Meyer, Carroll
  • John Brown, Johnston
  • Kylie Dittmer, Johnston 

State Soil Conservation and Water Quality Committee 

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  • Judy Loonan, Adam

STEM Advisory Board North Central Regional:

  • Jared Brown, Polk
  • Lindsey Falk, Mitchell
  • Todd Oesterle, Cerro Gordo
  • Yen Verhoven, Story
  • Teresa Green, Boone
  • Sara Nelson, Story
  • Allyson Krull, Worth 

Terrace Hill Commission: 

  • Kristin Hurd, Polk 

 Vocational Rehabilitation Council:

  • Linda Rouse, Monroe
  • Susan Seehase, Bremer
  • Mari Reynolds, Polk
  • Morgan Johnson, Marion
  • Lisa Schneider, Dallas
  • Daryn Richardson, Pottawattamie 
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